Mental Health Series: Electronics Addiction

On August 28, a Sunday afternoon from 2:30 to 3:30, WizChinese’s Palo Alto Chinese Parents’ Club (PACPC) held the fourth session about “Electronics Addiction” of the “Pressure and Emotional Management” series with around 40+ attendees. Dr. Huiqiong (Joan) Deng and Dr. Rona Hu led a meeting about gaming disorder and Internet addiction, especially for parents to supervise their children by understanding their psychological needs and setting boundaries when overseeing technology use. They discussed the importance of digital nutrition and diet, limiting screen use, and encouraging healthy habits for teenagers and children to learn responsible technology use, and preventing Internet addiction’s causes of mental health illnesses and disorders.